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Navy Adding 19 Ships
To Ready Reserve Force
Nineteen U.S.-flag merchant ships have been procured for the
Ready Reserve Force of the Na- tional Defense Reserve Fleet ad- ministered by the Maritime
Administration. MarAd executed the $30-million contract with Delta
Lines and Lykes Bros, shipping companies at the request of the
Chief of Naval Operations for the
Navy's Military Sealift Command.
Vice Adm. William H. Row- den, Commander, Military Sealift
Command, recommended acquisi- tion of the 19 breakbulk carriers from 51 ships offered in response to a request for proposals. The of- ferings were followed by surveys and an evaluation of the ships' material condition by two Navy
MarAd selection committees.
Six ships offered by Delta Lines for $8.95 million and 13 ships of- fered by Lykes Bros. Steamship
Company for $21.06 million were selected. These ships have the highest military utility at the low- est cost of the ships offered. All 19 have national defense features.
When delivered to MarAd, by
November 30, 1984, the ships must be within class in accordance with
American Bureau of Shipping
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Designed to give
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WE WELCOME YOUR INQUIRIES
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
BERGEN DIESEL INC.
Suite 203, 2110 I 1 O Service Road, Kenner, LA 70065 U.S.A.
Telephone: (504) 443 3004/3005 - Telex: 78 49 80 - Telefax: (504) 443 3051
REPRESENTING: A S BERGENS MEKANI5KE VERKSTEDER
P. O. Box 858, N-5001 Bergen, Norway — Telephone: (47 5) 19 00 00
Telex: 42 735 bmvh-n - Telefax: (47 5) 19 00 00 ext. 291 (dsy), (47 5) 19 04 05 (night)
Standards and certified by the
U.S. Coast Guard as capable of 180 days of sustained, unrestricted operations.
The Ready Reserve Force cur- rently consists of 32 ships, 26 of which are berthed at the three major sites of the National De- fense Reserve Fleet—Beaumont,
Texas; James River, Va.; and Sui- sun Bay, Calif. These additional 19 ships will be berthed at James
River or Beaumont to be in or near their designated activation and loading ports. All ships in the
RRF are kept in a 5 or 10 day readiness status, meaning they can be activated, crewed and ready to sail in 5 or 10 days from call-up by the Chief of Naval Operations.
Delta Lines of Teaneck, N.J., has offered the following ships:
Name Yr.
Built Type
Santa Barbara 1967 Partial Container
Santa Clara 1966 Self-Sustaining
Santa Cruz 1966 Breakbulk (C4)
Santa Elena 1967 Breakbulk (C4)
Santa Isabel 1967 Breakbulk (C4)
Santa Lucia 1966 Breakbulk (C4)
Lykes Bros. Of New Orleans,
La., offered the following ships:
Adabelle Lykes
Aimee Lykes
Charlotte Lykes
Mayo Lykes
Allison Lykes
Sheldon Lykes
Margaret Lykes
Christopher Lykes
Gulf Banker
Gulf Farmer
Gulf Trader
Gulf Shipper
Gulf Merchant 1963 1963 1963 1963 1964 1963 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Breakbulk (C3)
Although MarAd is the con- tracting authority for the Federal
Government, the ships are being paid for by the Navy. They will be used by the Military Sealift Com- mand for strategic sealift during emergencies, contingencies or ex- ercises to test their readiness.
Robert Allnutt Elected
New VP, Government
Affairs At COMSAT
COMSAT announced the elec- tion of Robert F. Allnutt to the position of vice president, govern- ment affairs. In this newly created position, Mr. Allnutt will be re- sponsible for the management and direction of COMSAT's liaison with the executive branch, the U.S.
Congress and regulatory agencies.
He will report to John L. Mc-
Lucas, executive vice president and chief strategic officer.
Most recently, Mr. Allnutt was vice president and legal counsel of the U.S. Committee for Energy
Awareness.
He holds a B.S. from the Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute and a
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